Temperatures
Idle temperatures are excellent even with the fans turning off in idle. Gaming temperatures are decent too. I rather have slightly higher temperatures and less noise, so Sapphire made the right choices.
GPU Temperature Comparison |
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| Idle | Load | Gaming Noise |
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Sapphire RX 580 Nitro+ | 46°C | 75°C | 32 dBA |
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MSI RX 480 Gaming X | 48°C | 73°C | 31 dBA |
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ASUS RX 480 STRIX | 38°C | 68°C | 39 dBA |
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AMD RX 480 Reference | 38°C | 84°C | 41 dBA |
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Important: GPU temperature will vary depending on clock speed, voltage settings,
cooler design, and production variances. This table just serves to provide a list of
typical temperatures for similar cards as determined during TPU review.
Clock Profiles
Modern graphics cards have several clock profiles that are selected to balance power draw and performance requirements.
The following table lists the clock settings for important performance scenarios and the GPU voltage that is used in those states.
| GPU Clock | Memory Clock | GPU Voltage |
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Desktop | 300 MHz | 300 MHz | 0.750 V |
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Multi-Monitor | 300 MHz | 2000 MHz | 0.950 V |
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Blu-ray Playback | 340 MHz | 300 MHz | 0.800 V |
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3D Load | 1411 MHz | 2000 MHz | 1.125 V |
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3D Load | 1450 MHz | 2000 MHz | 1.120 V |
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